What does シェフ mean?
シェフ is a Japanese noun meaning “chef” in English. It is written as シェフ in hiragana, and shefu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
シェフが腕によりをかけて作った料理というわりにはたいしたことない味だね。
It doesn't taste all that great for all the effort and technique the chef put into it.